Locations and events where I’ll be are great opportunities for us to connect in person! Please contact me to schedule a meetup:
my upcoming travels
2024
Sep 5-7 AMHC event @ St. Louis
Sep 8-11 metro Washington DC
Sep 12-14 Giving Summit @ Los Angeles
Sep 26-27 Mental Health & the Church Conference @ Cleveland
Sep 28- Oct 9 Asian American Psychological Association Convention @ Atlanta
Oct 17-20 Christian Therapy Collaborative event @ Silicon Valley
Oct 24-27 Florida
past travels
2024
Feb 22-24 Chicago
Mar 13-23 Atlanta
Apr 23-24 Asian American Leadership Conference (Orange County, CA)
July 1-3 Abide Gathering @ Detroit
Aug 9-11 AAPI Arts & Mental Wellness Weekend @ Atlanta
2023
Mar 14-18 metro Washington DC + New York City
May 2-7 Houston (for CHC Ministers Collective)
Jun 10-14 Chicago area
Jun 14-17 metro DC and Philadelphia areas
Jul 19-22 metro DC area
Aug 26-28 Atlanta
Aug 29-Sep 4 the DMV (previously known as metro DC area)
Sep 29-Oct 1 Orlando
Oct 11 29th Annual Asian American Mental Health Conference (Los Angeles)
Nov 1-5 the DMV (aka metro Washington DC)
Nov 6-10 Atlanta
2022
Apr 25 Asian American Leadership Conference @ OC
Apr 26-29 Rethink Leadership Conference @ Atlanta
June 3-8 @ Dallas
Oct 9-11 Stop Stigma Together Grand Challenge Design Summit @ Snowbird, Utah
Nov 1-4 ICANN Contracted Parties Summit @ Los Angeles
Nov 8-10 Mosaix Multiethnic Church Conference @ Dallas/Fort Worth
Dec 4-9 metro Washington DC area
2020
Feb 10-13 Pastors’ Retreat @ Mt. Hermon
Feb 24-28 NashvilleApr 7-9 Outcomes Conference @ Dallas
Apr 24-26 Celebration of Generosity @ Austin
Jun 8-10 Honor Shame Conference @ Wheaton
2019
Jan 26-30 NamesCon Global @ Las Vegas
Mar 26-29 NRB Proclaim 19 @ Anaheim
Apr 16-18 Outcomes Conference @ Dallas
May 22-23 Pushpay Summit @ Dallas
Jun 25-27 PD Church Conference @ Saddleback Church Lake Forest
Jul 11-14 Santa Fe
Jul 17-20 Christian Game Developers Conference @ Portland
Aug 20-24 metro Washington DC
Sep 28 NAMI OC Walk @ Anaheim
Oct 2-3 Exponential SoCal @ San Diego
Oct 19 Enlighten Mental Health Seminar @ Thousand Oaks
Nov 2 God at Work @ Irvine
Nov 4-7 Mosaix Multiethnic Church Conference @ Dallas/ Fort Worth (+ Thirty.Network meetups)
Nov 22 Erasing Shame about Depression, Anxiety, and Faith @ Torrance
2018
Jan 18-20 Intersection Conference – on Faith & Work @ Anaheim
Jan 28-31 NamesCon @ Las Vegas
Feb 27-Mar 2 NRB Proclaim 18 @ Nashville
Mar 12-13 Philadelphia
Mar 16-20 metro DC area
Apr 17-19 CLA Outcomes Conference @ Dallas
May 14-17 Vancouver
Jul 15-17 metro DC area
Aug 20-21 RX2018 @ Louisville
Aug 29-31 Philadelphia
Sep 24-27 That Church Conference @ Atlanta
Oct 1-4 Church IT Network National Conference @ Metro Washington DC
Oct 4-6 Metro Washington DC
Oct 20 Enlighten Mental Health Seminar @ Thousand Oaks, CA [videos]
Nov 8-9 FaithLeads.Tech @ Nashville
2017
January 22-25 NamesCon @ Las Vegas
February 22-23 Thirty.Network Gathering @ Pasadena
April 4-6 CLA’s Outcomes Conference @ Dallas
June 19-21 Honor-Shame Conference @ Wheaton, Illinois
September 25-26 Philadelphia
October 4 Exponential West @ Irvine, California
Dec 27-29 Canadian Chinese Christian Winter Conference @ Edmonton
2016
Jan 10-13 Los Angeles
Feb 1-2 Thirty.Network Gathering
Feb 18-19 Dallas
Feb 22-26 NRB Convention: Proclaim 16 @ Nashville
April 4-8 Leadership Network HUB @ Fort Worth
April 9 A2CP2 National Leadership Network Conference @ Fort Worth
Apr 13-15 Dallas
April 17-20 Los Angeles
Apr 25-28 Exponential East @ Orlando
May 12-17 Philadelphia
May 17-22 metro Washington DC
Jun 1-4 FTE Christian Leadership Forum @ Atlanta #FTEforum16
Jun 8-11 Philadelphia
Jun 13 & 22 Asian American Ministry D.Min. Program @ Talbot Seminary
Jul 10-13 Los Angeles
Aug 8-12 New York City
Aug 13-14 metro Washington DC
Aug 15-17 Philadelphia
Sep 23-25 San Francisco Bay Area hackathon
Sep 26-28 Los AngelesSep 30-Oct 1 Advance Initiative (Princeton, NJ)
Oct Exponential West @ Irvine, California
Oct 18-19 Philadelphia
Oct 21-23 Code for the Kingdom Global Hackathon @ Dallas
Nov 2-3 #Mosaix2016: 3rd National Multi-ethnic Church Conference (Dallas/Fort Worth)
Nov 5 Asian American Ministry Conference
December 19-31 metro Washington DC
2015
Jan 1-3 CMC West Coast (San Diego)
Feb 9-12 San Diego area
Feb 15-17 metro Washington DC area
Feb 19-20 Dallas
Mar 16-19 New York City
Mar 21 Saddleback Church’s 35th Anniversary @ Angels Stadium
Apr 13-15 Los Angeles
Apr 16-17 Dallas
Apr 27-29 Exponential East @ Tampa
May 1-2 BibleTech Conference @ Seattle
May 26 – Jun 1 Asian American Ministry D.Min. Program @ Talbot Seminary
Jun 2-4 Digital Ministry Conference @ Biola
Jun 28-30 THEOCOM15 @ Santa Clara University
Aug 26-28 Dallas
Sep 9-11 Santa Monica
Sep 28-30 Los Angeles
Oct 5-7 Exponential West @ Irvine, California
Oct 7-9 The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church
Nov 3-5 Arizona
Nov 7 Asian American Ministry Conference
Nov 16-17 Philadelphia
Nov 18-20 Dallas
2014
Jan 13-15 Las Vegas
Jan 29-31 Dallas, TX
Apr 2-4 Carlsbad, CA
Apr 23-28 metro Washington DC
April 28-May 1 Exponential East @ Orlando
June D.Min. Asian American Ministry Track at Talbot Seminary
Jul 21-23 Dallas
Sep 9-11 ICANN Registry Road Show @ Los Angeles
Sep 20 TEDxOrangeCoast @ Aliso Viejo
Sep 29-Oct 3 Atlanta
Oct 6-9 Exponential West 2014 @ Lake Forest, CA
Oct 12-16 ICANN 51 @ Los Angeles
Oct 24-26 metro Washington DC
Oct 27-29 Atlanta
Nov 8 Asian American Ministry Conference @ Biola
Nov 12-14 New York City
Nov 19-21 Dallas
2013
Jan 23-25 Dallas
Feb 6 Evangelical Covenant Midwinter Conference @ San Diego
Feb 21 Mission OC Roundtable for Church Planters @ Costa Mesa
Mar 8 Long Beach
Mar 11-12 Asian American Leadership Conference @ Los Angeles
Mar 19-22 Dallas
Apr 17-19 Catalyst West Coast @ Irvine
May 4-10 Metro Washington DC
Jun 5-10 Dallas
Jun 10-14 D.Min. Asian American Ministry Track at Talbot Seminary
Aug 5-11 metro Washington DC
Aug 24 Internet Mission Forum @ Irvine, CA – for Chinese Christian ministries
Oct 7-10 Exponential LA at Saddleback Church
Oct 15 Turnaround 20/20 Conference @ Nashville
Oct 16-17 iMinistry 2013 – online church conference @ Dallas
Oct 28-29 Raw Church Unconference @ Riverside, CA
Nov 5-6 2nd National Multi-ethnic Church Conference (Long Beach, CA) hosted by Mosaix Global Network
Dec 26-31 CMC 2013 @ Baltimore
2012
Feb 28- Mar 2 Verge Conference 2012 (Austin)
Mar 19-20 Asian American Equipping Symposium (Pasadena)
Apr 18-20 Catalyst West (Irvine)
May 3-5 Asian American Women’s Leadership Conference (Los Angeles area)
June 6-8 Dallas
July 16-19 National Worship Leader Conference (Kansas City)
Aug 22-24 Dallas
Sep 25-27 Mosaix Global Network Retreat @ Chicago
Oct 9-11 National Worship Leader Conference @ N. San Diego
Oct 22-24 Dallas
Oct 31-Nov 2 Dallas
Dec 5-7 Dallas
Dec 26-31 Urbana 12 (St. Louis)
2011
Jan 26-28 Dallas
Feb 23-25 Dallas
Mar 2-4 Catalyst West Coast (Irvine)
Mar 9-11 Dallas
Mar 11-15 Austin
Apr 17-19 Dallas
Apr 26-29 Exponential Conference @ Orlando
May 3-4 Cultivate 2011 (Huntington Beach)
May 10-11 Dallas
Jul 18-21 MediaCon and National Worship Leader Conference (Kansas City)
Sep 19-20 Dallas
Oct 24-25 Sticky Teams 2.0 Conference (San Diego)
Nov 14-18 Dallas
Dec 27-30 CMC West Coast (San Diego)
2010
Jan 10-15 Seattle
Feb 4-6 Verge Conference @ Austin
Feb 22-23 Recovery Conference @ Pasadena
Feb 27-28 NRB Reach @ Nashville
Mar 3-5 Dallas
Mar 11-13 Southeast Asian Leadership Summit @ San Jose
Mar 29-31 Seattle
Apr 5-6 The Ideation Conference @ Long Beach
Apr 11-13 Dallas
Apr 19-22 Exponential Conference @ Orlando
Apr 23 Catalyst West Coast @ Irvine
May 3-5 Dallas
Jun 15-17 National Worship Leader Conference (Albuquerque)
Jul 8 Webinar at M2Live.org
Jul 19-22 National Worship Leader Conference (Kansas City)
Aug 11-18 metro Washington DC area
Aug 25-27 Dallas
Sep 12-14 San Diego
Sep 22-24 Dallas
Oct 1-4 metro Washington DC area
Oct 5-7 National Worship Leader Conference (Lancaster PA)
Oct 31-Nov 1 San Diego
Nov 2-3 Multi-Ethnic Church Conference 2010 (San Diego)
2009
Jan 27-28 Innovation3 Gathering (Dallas)
Feb 27-28 The Idea Camp (Irvine)
Mar 10-11 2009 Multi-Site Church Planting Conference (San Diego)
Mar 13-17 SXSW Interactive @ Austin
Apr 23-24 Catalyst West Coast @ Irvine
Apr 27-29 Dallas
Apr 29 Asian American Leadership Conversation @ Austin
May 5 Innovation Exchange @ San Diego area
May 6 Innovation Exchange @ Fullerton
May 7 Innovation Exchange @ Irvine
May 11-13 Dallas
May 14-15 Worship Facilities Conference & Expo @ Long Beach
May 17-22 Chicago
Jun 8-10 San Diego
Jul 10-13 my multi-site church road trip, from Orange County to San Francisco Bay area
Jul 20-22 Ideation Experience @ Dallas
Aug 26- Sep 6 metro Washington DC, including The Idea Camp DC
Sep 11-12 Christian Web Conference in La Mirada, CA
Nov 2-4 Dallas
Nov 16-18 Dallas
Nov 21-29 metro Washington DC area
Nov 30- Dec 1 NACCOCE English Ministry conference
Dec 7-9 Dallas
Dec 27-31 Urbana 09 @ St. Louis
2008
Jan 1-6: Render Conference – Houston area
Jan 12-13: Oakland area
Jan 20-23: Dallas
Jan 29-30: Evangelical Covenant Mid-Winter conference (Chicago)
Feb 3-6: Dallas
Feb 20: Vietnamese C&MA Pastors Conference (Murrieta, CA)
Mar 12-16: SEAC conference – metro Washington DC
Mar 24-26: 2nd national Asian American Leadership Conference – Los Angeles area
Apr 4-5: regional Asian American Leadership Conference, San Diego
Apr 7-8: Dallas
Apr 9-12: Q conference – New York City
Apr 13-16: Multi-Site Exposed Conference, Seattle
Apr 28- May 2: New York City
May 11-13: Dallas
Jun 1-4: Dallas
Jul 20-23: Portland area
Aug 3-6: Dallas
Aug 11-16: Seattle area
Aug 24-27: Dallas
Sep 11-15: Multi-Site Exposed Conference @ Chicago
Sep 16-24: Dallas
Sep 30- Oct 7: Dallas
Nov 2-6: San Diego, CA
Nov 17-19: Dallas
Dec 1-4: Dallas
Dec 22-31: metro Washington DC
2007
January 9-11: Dallas
January 23-25: Dallas
January 29-31: Anaheim, CA (2007 EM Pastors’ Conference)
February 4-7: San Diego, CA (Multi-Site Church Conference + National Pastors Covention)
February 17: Winchester, VA
March 2-4: Raleigh
March 9-11: Philadelphia
March 25: Vision of Peace Church (McLean, VA)
April 22: Great Commission Community Church (Arlington, VA)
April 25-27: Q (Atlanta)
May 14-16: Dallas
May 20-23: Dallas
June 16 – July 5: Coast to Coast Move – from DC to OC
July 15-17: Portland, OR
Sept 4-12: Dallas, TX
Sept 13-16: The Gathering, San Diego, CA
Sept 24-25: Dallas, TX
Sept 26: LA Gathering – “Revitalizing Asian American Churches for New Generations” [slides and audio]
Oct 2-5: Dallas, TX
Nov 17-25: metro Washington, DC
Dec 2-5: Dallas, TX
2006
January 15-16: Easton, PA
February 8-10: New York City
May 21: metro DC
May 23-24: Southern California
June 9-10: Southern California
June 11-17: Hawaii
July 24-27: Los Angeles
August 5-6: Raleigh, NC
August 16-18: New York City
September 1-4: Eastern Chinese Bible Conference – College & Career (Fishkill, NY)
October 22-27: Grants Pass, OR
November 1-2: Dallas, TX
November 6-9: Dallas, TX
November 27 – December 6: Dallas, TX
December 19-31: Orange County, CA
2005
May 18-21: Emergent Convention (Nashville)
May 27-30: The Vine national gathering (Vail, CO)
May 31 – Jun 9: Southern California
June 10-11: Newsong Leadership Conference (Irvine)
June 14-19: pilgrimage to Liquid (Austin)
July 2-4: Jacksonville, FL
July 12-13: New York City
July 28-31: Austin Chinese Church youth group summer camp “Extreme Makeover: Me Edition” (near Austin, TX) [listen to my 4 talks]
August 10-14: Dallas, TX
August 16-18: New York City
August 30 – September 2: New York City
September 20-22: Dallas
September 29 – October 2: The Gathering National Conference (San Antonio)
October 13-15: GodBlogCon (La Mirada, CA)
October 31-November 2: Dallas, TX
November 7-9: L2 Foundation’s Asian American Youthworkers Forum (Dallas)
December 6-9: New York City